This three-part miniseries tells the shocking true story of the first British politician to be prosecuted for attempted murder.
Based on the book of the same name By journalist and essayist John Preston, ‘A very English scandal’ narrates one of the most striking events in English politics in the second half of the 20th century.
It is not only about politics and controversy but also about homophobia. Rejection and denunciation accompany the series, which recreates a time when homosexuality in Britain was considered indecent and even punishable by imprisonment. And perhaps that is why ‘A Very English Scandal’ uses humour as its weapon of combat: because oppressors are won over with laughter.
What is A Very English Scandal, a Prime Video miniseries about?
This English miniseries takes place in late 1960s Britain, shortly after homosexuality was decriminalized. Jeremy Thorpe, leader of the Liberal Party and the youngest leader of a British political party in a hundred years, has a secret to hide desperately. The presence of his lover Norman Scott threatens to put Thorpe’s brilliant career in jeopardy, So Thorpe sees only one way to silence Scott for good.
Jeremy Thorpe is a power-hungry sociopathbut also a man unable to accept his sexuality and the feelings it provokes in him, reaching pathos in moments of desperation. On the other side of the coin is Norman Scott, who, turned into a cocoon (literally), is an irritable being with great emotional instability.
The trial by Jeremy Thorpe changed politics forever, making the British people discover the darkest secrets of the system and what they are capable of in order to hide them.
Trailer for A Very English Scandal, a Prime Video miniseries
Cast of A Very English Scandal, a Prime Video miniseries
The drama stars Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw, who are joined by Alex Jennings (‘Victoria’), Patricia Hodge (Miranda) and Monica Dolan (Appropriate Adult). The idea for the drama came from Russell T. Davies (Doctor Who), who was in charge of writing the script, while Stephen Frears is directing.
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